Prepping for our photo in front of the Capitol
The picture was taken by the tour company's professional photographer.
On Saturday Mrs. Morgan sent the troop an email with the information on how to access the tour company's photos.
The Capitol
Our view during the picture
Ulysses S. Grant
the Capitol
Washington is not especially hot, but for us Californians, the humidity is insane
Inside of the Capitol
Statue for Colorodo; every state has sent two statues to the capitol which are on display throughout the building.
At the beginning of our tour
Ceiling of the dome of the capitol building
Viewing the Rotunda from below the painting of Washington's victory at Yorktown
Statues like this encircle the rotunda; this one is of the Revolutionary War
there are thirteen women in the center, representing the thirteen original colonies
Signing the Declaration of Independence
Lincoln
Grant
Panorama showing how large the rotunda is
statues representing the California gold rush
Columbus discovering the New World
Statues in the National Statue gallery
The Gallery is in part in what was formerly the House of Representatives
Office of the Speaker of the House, John Boehner
Statue over the former House of Representatives
Robert Fulton, inventor of the Steam Boat
There is a place in the former House where one can clearly hear someone speaking on the other side of the room 90 feet away. This is due to parabolic reflections of sound off of the rooms domed interior
View out of the Capitol
Mrs. Morgan with Will Rodgers
Ronald Reagan, Representing California
Dwight Eisenhower representing Kansas
Coming down the escalator on our way to the Library of Congress
D224 in the capitol
Plaster Mold for the statue Freedom, which rests atop the doe of the Capitol. At 19"6', it is the tallest statue in Washington D.C.
The table upon which Lincoln's Bible rested during his Inaugurations
the Library of Congress
Adorning the roof of the entrance to the Library are the names of great men, including this one of The Philosopher
Inscription on the roof of the reading room of the Library of Congress: The Inquiry, Knowledge, and Belief of Truth is the Sovereign Good of Human Nature
The Reading Room
Panorama of the Ceiling
Thomas Jefferson: "I cannot live without books"
The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is currently under renovation. There is a covering over the front portico made to look like the real thing
The Authority of Law
The Contemplation of Justice
View of freedom over the Capitol
We huddle around Chet in the shade
Walking in front of the Capitol
The most popular Smithsonian
mural inside
The backup lunar lander for some of the earlier Apollo Lunar mission
Icarus falling to his doom for flying too high; inside of the Smithsonian
Skylab space station
British World War II fighter
American World War II fighter
German World War II fighter, captured when a German pilot defected
touching a moon rock!
Danny and Calvin touching something from out of this world
Pieces of the original Goddard Rocket
Apollo Landing Capsule
Dinner at a Chinese Restaurant
We had dinner family style with all the courses on the table
entrance to Chinatown
Statues representing the Wright brothers' first flight
First king of all of Hawaii: Michael Silva
Our unofficial photo in front of the Capitol
Signing the Mayflower compact; the first agreement for self government in the New World
E Pluribus Unum
Playing around in the Capitol!
One of the virtues listed on the ceiling outside of the Reading Room
The original plane
Photos of real people at the Korean Memorial
At the Korean Memorial
19 Soldiers on patrol representing all of the soldiers who fought in the Korean War. When the light is just right, the 19 soldiers will cast shadows creating 38 soldiers, representing the 38th parallel
The Washington Monument at night. It is currently being refurbished as it sustained major damage during the 2011 earthquake and has been closed ever since
Abraham Lincoln
The Lincoln memorial at night
soldiers representing those who fought in the Vietnam war
The soldiers are horrified as they look over the hill and see the scar in the earth that is their fallen comrades, illustrated by the Vietnam memorial
Portian of the wall with the names of all those lost during the Vietnam War. Many of the bodies have not been found and their names are marked with a cross
The nurse's memorial
One nurse is cradling a soldier who is drowning in his own blood. Another is looking into the distance in the other direction, searching the horizon for a helicopter. The third woman is named despair, she is crouched down and in shock
Playing around with the statue of Albert Einstein
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